Connecticut schools brace for absence of state budget, funding formula

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Published 11:50 pm, Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in Meriden Tuesday.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in Meriden Tuesday.

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Connecticut schools brace for absence of state budget, funding formula

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MERIDEN >> Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is not afraid to impose his idea of fair funding when it comes to distributing education aid to cities and towns, but not everyone is going to appreciate it.

Malloy, who was in Meriden Tuesday to unveil the latest SAT scores, is running the state through an executive order. Legislative leaders have yet to send him a two-year budget as they struggle to close a $5.1 billion budget deficit.

If the stalemate over the state budget drags into September and October, it could impact the first Education Cost Sharing payment the state makes to cities and towns.

Malloy said he had hoped the legislature would have resolved this issue by now, but since they haven’t be plans to reevaluate “our constitutional requirement for education in the state of Connecticut.”

He said that may mean that some districts will have to receive less money so that other districts can receive an amount that honors the constitutional requirement.

Malloy’s executive order cuts $515 million in Education Cost Sharing funds, but he said he would adjust the formula so that Connecticut’s 30 lowest performing districts, known as the Alliance districts, get more funding than they initially would have.

“Some districts will have to receive less money so that other districts can receive an appropriate amount of money,” Malloy said.

Malloy said there may be areas of adjustment in the coming weeks if the budget stalemate continues.